Federal Judge Temporarily Bans Elon Musk and DOGE Team From Accessing Unredacted Social Security Information

‘The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition,’ the judge writes.

AP/Jose Luis Magana
Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads 'DOGE' to the press as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, March 9, 2025. AP/Jose Luis Magana

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency will not be allowed to access information at the Social Security Administration, at least for now, a federal judge has ruled.

The jurist says the world’s richest man is simply on a “fishing expedition” for fraud that has already led to the improper disclosure of Americans’ personal information. 

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